More Canadians die from NSAID complications than from firearms homicide
Sometimes, it’s hard to know what to worry about. Back in the 1990s it was estimated that between 1,000 and 2,000 people died annually from NSAID complications while,…
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Some thoughts about reforming CPIC
There are two interrelated problems with the Canadian Police Information Centre [or CPIC] that demand to be solved: (1) the unacceptably low priority assigned to collecting…
Are gun controls in Europe effective?
An extensive study that I published with American criminologist and constitutional lawyer Don Kates confirms the negative results of previous international studies in 2007. Our…
Do Triggers Pull Fingers?
Do the facts support claims that simply having a firearm available can transform an angry encounter into murder, or a fit of depression into an…
Chicago has very strict gun laws, which criminals ignore
Bloody Christmas weekend: More than 40 shot, 11 killed in Chicago Christmas weekend was grim in Chicago even by this year’s wretched standards for…